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Meaning of ABSEIL

Pronunciation:  'âpzIl

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
  2. [v]  lower oneself with a double rope coiled aroound the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
 
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 Synonyms: rappel, rope down
 
 See Also: come down, descend, descent, fall, go down, mountaineer

 

 

 

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